Device for spinning and twisting yarn.



V. BELANGER. DEVICE on-summer AND TWISTING'YARN.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 2, 1910.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

2 SHEETS-SHI1ET 1.

v. BBLANGER. DEVICE FOR SPINNING AND TWISIING YARN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 2, 1910.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912;

2-SHEETS-SHEET 2.

. UNITED sTAr S wearer. E'LANGERQ or ivmnsnmerm,

MAssAoH sE'rrs,"hssremm 1 0 NEW" ERA. erm- DevmEfFoR srmwme AND memeresin 1 DZQyWii To all whom it may concern.

citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of il larshfield, county of'Ply noulh, Massachu- Serits, have invehredeerta1n new eml usefulImprovements in Devices for Spinning 1 1nd Twisting Ye-r11, of whichthe'followingris "e speoifioation.

This invention relates .to, the spinning Le twisting or doubling ofyer-n. whetherjof other fibers and is ism. tended. to provide a simple,and efficient con; struotion by which either warp or filling- Wool,cotton, silk or yarns of the coarsest or finest eouhtsiney be lfisgaun;so as to ages and from n ibrevel eror other like clevlee.

l tre-diced, in that the ca ed --,-on the spindle mem is looselymountfieehout the spindle member Y 1 my invei tioh I make itpossibiet-omsee ce much shorter tha -n the-length lsin-ee the cap need only, b"

fip lengthof the cone -0r-=.chase". of-the Cop.

, These and gather distinctive 1 features che'r- .-a ete ri'z1ng thepresent" in en-tlo i W111 be "fully explained "in". this, 'fb e clearly.deii ied. 35 thereto. A. Iii the aeooni iziriyirig drawings I haveshown a v'ieefiofil-xe forms-under which the prii'iciiilesof thisinvention may be emba i -l V V ""l'ligures 1, 2 'nnrl' 3 show. sideelevations, partly insenzlion. illustrating three-different 'modes oi?embodying the afi'n'esahl inventio u. Fig.4 is a'detail 'oe'ntralseer-ion View showing olie of the cap supporting members. Figs-5 1oillfl are enlarged ktleteiled views showing different forms of tensionand ooppin'g' members. Figs; -lm'g'el. (lelail views of fl edeviee for l'osel v g-Jutching lhe seeps oreops lT-OUhhG SPlIUllO" 50. i aemb ersfFigs. 16 "and "1 7 are side eleve- 'fixedspindle' to 'theupperencl ofwhich was or cap, which produce a strong elastic entil ei enya'rncomparatively free from break- Scraping h re n byihe traverse ohthespindle inside 1 J 61581 1 is rotated 'it-lfiei eby' Tim assist inrevolving --the yarn, Furthermore by I I p 19w speeds, relative to thering; frames and ibh'e E1111 cop i tefie iv ,ler1gth corresponding.epp-roxi netely to: [thef tieularly inoottoh'sp'iiimng.

- 1e claims appended (lie-to rotate therewith. since the 'oap bemounted. on 12 110 1.5 show en-' 's 'iin'dle' is prefemhl I throu 11 .21(501313111 g s capable. oi" Vert- Sp'ebiflcatiori of Letters Patent. 1f-Apph eetioi filed December 'ilfeiize ire'dl Menu 12:, ii Fiifin sio'.Sail-19.11%. 595,187.

modified fornr of yarn holder for cloiiing. Be it known that T,VI-C'KOILBELAN (mm-a Fig. 20 is e Vertical section of a cop tube. l1gJ21I1s a plan View of the (loihng finger. Heretofore t has been theusual PIZLCUCG n cap spinning frer-uee toprovide e vertical e9 secured,in effeoi-rigicliy, and inverted cup llfi'tllfl of sufficient leu th toextend downward to overlap the emu." lengt-h'of ycoiiipletecl cop. A.oop tube 65 was roiel ehly mounted on the spindle and was positivelyclrirenhy a hancl'"passing ore'r'e hirl orpulle connected wilh the copiuhe' The cop tube was given e rmi'ieeil of lhe oepin order to build upthe cop. The cap being held againstrotation, eotecl by the friction ofits lowerencl on the yarn es eich-eg to. retard the revolution of theyarn ehoul the spindle. Thejst rein of the yarn.- on the .75 lower edgeof the long cap and the vihmriou 'offthei cap itself Wellyesihe troubleseeused'by themoving of the oop tuheup and essergy ftorun the bobbins etoolnpemtively mule" spindles, but'in 'pree'tiee led 41o e therdifiicultiesflwhieh have p-rereiiteel -t h-e' very general vuseo'f' thecap "spinninj frames in .liei'reffniiilesandring spinning %remes, pm

} lly th-efapp lication of the this inyent'ionfit isv possible toproduce all counts" of yarn advantageously or! e cap fran'ie, the}: arenow produced on ring frames or on mules. Y

principles of' Q In the" following specifio'ai ioii the worrl spindlemember embraces equelliy e. hmie. spinclle'upon whiohthe cop is buitdirecl or a eop tube or'hohloin filled over i'he spiutwo devices arefunol'ionelly identical, it being ()Pllfii'lill' whether the yarn iswound .(lireofily on the here spin(lle,-Qr on a. surrounding cop luhe, i

it being also optional whether the rol'eiiiig; the bare spindle :or; onthe cop tube or bobbin.

In thepl'aeiice of my invent-ionaccording;

.[0 the Iiorui shown in Fig. 1,1 em'ployej rotating spin-(lie memberqgclrive'ii hy-a Whirl M35 which spindle- This copping or lifting rail 6is provided with a.central orifice, .as in the case of a ring rail topermit the spindle member and the cop to pass through the seat or stepbearing 0 at the bottom of the oil tube or reservoir 0 This tube 0 maybe supported directly in the rail by means of a elamping'nut c whichpermits its vertical adjustment and preferably has the oil ductprojecting out beyond the supporting rail to permit the introduction ofoil. A spring keeper of spring metal 0 serves to prevent the wheel frombeing accidentally pulled out of its bearing support or step tube. Thedisk or wheel 0 may be made of any suitable material, but I prefer rawhide, compressed fiber, or lignum vitae. The cap (1 itself in this formof the invention has the shape of a truncated cone whose top orhorizontal Wallis provided with perforations appreciably larger than thediameter of the spindle member which passes through it. The cap isloosely mounted on the spindle by means of an intermediate connectingmember forming a clutch device or coupling member the object being inthis case to permit the cap to move freely up and down on the spindle,when the spindle is rotating, while at the same time causing the cap torotate by reason of its engagement with the rotating spindle. Itherefore provide a cou pling member which embraces an annular couplingtube e of cylindrical form, in is formed a spring tongue 6 which is bentinwardly to engage a groove or keyway in the spindle member, theconstructionbeing such as to permit the free movement vertically on thespindle member. In this form of the invention the clutch is fittedsnugly inside of a circular block or disk 6 which is of a size to fitthe interior of the cap, so as to leave a small. space between the topof the cap andlthe top face of the block, the block being pinned orsecured to the cap by holding pins 6 which prevent it from droppingdowninside of the cap. By this construction and arrangement a slightmovement of the cap with relation to;

the axis of the spindle is permitted, so that the cap is free to centeritself or adjust itself to the pressure exerted by the yarn which itengages. It may not always be necessary or desirable to use this looseconnection of the spindle member, and I have shown other forms in theinvention in which no substantial arra-ngement'is en i plloyed to permitthis play of the cap. e lower yarn-engaging edge of the cap should, ofcourse, be made smooth without sharp corners or edges andrests lightlyupon the supporting members or disks 0, which may be arranged inpositions intermediate of two adjacent spindles so as to form a supportfor two adjacent caps, or may be mounted at the rear of the spindle ororifice, 'as shown in Fig. 18, one for each cap, so that the spindleandthe bearing'disk both lie in substantially the vertical or longitudinalplane of the driving-band. In order to hold a length of yarn whendofiing suflicient to wind around the empty bobbin or spindle, I providea retaining or dofling fingen f, which is made of wire and is supportedby the -rail adjacent to the spindle orifice, whose curvature itapproximately follows, the free end of this wire dofiing fingerextending in the direction in which the yarn revolves around the spindlewhen spinning, so that when the spindle is rotated a few turns, to;back-off a sufficient length of yarn for dofling purposes the yarn willbe caught and held between the dofling finger f and the adjacent portionof the rail. In practice the frame is started with the rail 1) loweredto the point where it is desired to begin the building of the bottom or.base of the cop, the cap being placed over the spindle so as to restupon the bearing su carried by the rail. Upon startingthe rame thespindle member begins to rotate and its rotary movement is imparted tothe cap, by reason of theengagement between them, and the yarn, whichpasses through the pig tail or guide eye 9 beneath the edge of the capof the spindle or bobbin .is impelled forward both by the draft of therotating bobbin or spindle to which it is connected, and by thefrictional engagement of the cap with the yarn. In practice the yarnpasses between the lower edge of the cap and the member est detriment tothe yarn or without adversely affecting the tension. By regulating thefeed of the delivery rolls the tension may be regulated, but it will ofcourse be understood that the ballooning of the yarn it-- self'and theresistance of the air tends to yarn; 1

forms of the invention, in which I employ a stationary drag or retardingmember to regulate or increase the tension on the yarn.

in the form of a vertical ring or annulus h, provided at its upperinside edge with an: annular groove or trough k which forms a race wayfor the bearing ball h which is free to roll around in said trough. The,outer' face or periphery of said ring is formed with a series ofcorrugations or teeth It, shown on an enlarged scale in Fig.

which supports the cap without the slightact as a drag or retardingmeans on the port In Figs. 2 and 3 I have shown modified As shown inFig. 2 this tension member is '45 tering o 1 wannabe(20Wv *Thspindlemember whether comprising the bare sp ndle alone or the bobbincompounded with-it, acts to rotate or revolve the yarnby rotation heyarn and also acts as a build ingmem'ber by reasonbf the relative axialmovement between the cap and the winding member. The controller, whenused, acts by reason of'its-retardation of the revolving yarn primarilyas a tension device or regu--- lator' its action in this respect varyingac.- cordmg to the degree of relative elevation of the .bearmg' wheelsecured by the adjust- 16' ment of its clamping, or supporting nut c.

etails of construction andarrangement maybe greatly. varied to -sui tThe various different conditions of work.

The'facilit or ease with which the rela- 20 tive'traverse'tweenthe'yurn-enga g cap and the spindlefl'member is eifecte is dueprimarily to. the fact'that the caphas a twoold support, namely, aninterior point of support against the spindle and an exterior l supportupon ora'gainst the ing wheel, which {results in is engagin the,

- two members su'fiicientl toipreyent bin ing.: This result is-further'aoilitated by the use" eripheral bear of an intermed ate coupling membere tween the coupling mem rand the cap.

vIt will be observed that the cap member and; its cooperating bearingmember perform la'co'mposite or complex function in the 85 operation ofthe device. Notonl does the leap imembefassist'the rotation 0 the yarnabout the spindle, .butit also acts asa' cop builder so as to properlywind the'yarn on the bobbin or spindle member in the form 40 of a cop.The bearing member serves not 1 I only as a sup ort to receive the axialthrust or weight o the cap, but it also acts to steady the cap whenrotating at high speed, so as to revit excessive quivering or chati thecap, and further acts to prevent the clutching of the cap upon thespindle. In this last function it is assisted by the loosely mountedinterior coupling member which forms the connection between the cap andthe spindle. This connection is intended to prevent absolute rigidity at:this point and yet should not be loose enough to ermit any substantialoscillation of the cap in relation to the inner coupling member. To thisend the wires maintain a tens on holding the two members together,beside forming an interlocking means by which the rotation of thespindle and the couplingmember is imparted to the cap. As shown, thesemembers are held so closely together that the very slight play betweenthem is not perceptible to the eye, when the device i running. Theslight oscillation ofthe'cap' relative to the spindle is due to the factthat l its tangential -pull and :also to'" 5 wind the tyarn. The capacts. to assist the rounding positively driven rotar ,formedtohavecircumferential slipping enwhich admits a very sli 'htyertical'f play bethrust of the rotary cap,

'tially as described.

issl' htlylarger than the spindle member or be bin itself, just enoughlarger to permit easly-reciprocation of the cap on the spindle. t willbe observed that the hollow cap or yarnrengaging member is whollincluded within the ballooning yarn, t at is "that I ortion of therevolvin yarn extending romthe over head threa guide around the loweredge of the cap to the spindle member; and at will also,-be observedthat the. bearing member a is outsideiof thisrevolving or bal loomingportion ofthe yarn that-is beingftwiste so tliat the revolving yarnpasses at each revolution between the bearing member and the interiorlydisposed cap. What Iclaim is:- j

1, A- device for spinning and twisting text1le fib erembracing incombination a rotary splndlej. member, 3 a surrounding rotary cap f anda; rotary bearingmember, the'cap -hav- 35' ing support .interiorlyagainst the spindle and exteriorlyg against the bearing. member,substantially as described. j

2. In a spinning apparatus the combina-' t1on with a rotary spindlemember, of a sur-, '90

gagement'with the yarn so that the. yarn may lag :behind its rotationabout the. sp1ndle,' and' an external bearing member forming a supportto. sustain the axial substantially as described. 1 3. Ina spinningdevice the combination of a yarn-rotating and winding member, a cup-likeyarn-engaging. and yarn-rotating member having connection with said'winding member by which it is driven, said ci1p-' like member beingformed with a yarn-engaging edge to assist the rotation of the yarnabout itsaxis while allowing the yarn to slip or lag behind, and ananti-friction .mcmber arranged to support the axial thrust of-saidcup-like member, substan- .1;10 4-. The; combination with the rotaryspindle member of a surrounding cap member driven by its engagement-therewith, and an anti-friction bearing member forming a supportbcneatlr the overhanging portion of the cap to sustain the weight ofsaid cap, 3

substantially as described.

5. In a spinning device the combination of a rotary spindle member, asurrounding rotary cap member engaging-said spindle member one of saidmembers having axial reciprocation relative to the other, and a rotarybearing element forming a supplemental support for the cap to keep itdisengagd from hitching upon the rotary spindle member, substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination with a rotary spindle member, of a rotary cap havingfrictional engagement with the yarn. by which it as- 65 the insidebushing, surrounding the spindle, l sists the revolution of the yarnabout. the

nnular-v shoulder 1 4 "I an i-annular g rpove m{ the 17 I hai e lfiown3.11pm pt'iq'p applicable when ibis desired a-rpw preparatory todofiing, 11 act in 1a manner similar to- Qt" ptdjedtions' It are madepet? 'th andfxionnded, so that they:u-n 'yer their Outside surfab, hatathat, act is successive to the' v;y a rn.*a.s- ,ifi: 'pa s'ses b ftl1"ca'p' d" .and over the rrespondmg to the lehgth; of""t1 avers-' .-or

fszsr AVAILABLE 00kt ti 'on'" h is connected with the, spin'di I f nwhich passes insider-the lower 19nd; bf 0 'jmovfvetticall lift. the cop'ftu I Q with theftn'inimunt amount of frlctlon, I;

provide and the "whirl n is provided 01' ordtaxi to. facilitate a' bymeans 015; suitable glutchfmember e and a separable cop tube nf issecured to the. Whirl 11*- by 'l'lieans'iof a'nfexpansible clutchthe'cop tube to 'gripth same', the' w'hi r 1 n? 1., being keyed 0'rsplinedwtb the spindle, so as, 'to; rotate; thefewith,{whitey-beingfree-119.15

. or; the spindle." I11; order to;

spindle member, means engaging said cap to more it axinllyof thespindlemelnber'e distanoe equal to the axial length of the cone of theyarn-engaging cop-in order to properly build the cone, substantially asdescribed.

7. In aspinning apparatus, the combine: tion withthe rotary spindlemen'iber of a positively driven yarirrotating and 'copbuilding memberWhose annular-edge has elrcun ferentmlly sl pping engagement with therevolving yern and means engaging said building member peripherallyto'eauseit to reciprocate axially, substantially as described;

8. In aspinning apperatuspthe combine-i tion with the rotary spindlemember of a member,

surrounding rotary reeiprocatoryflosp hay ing e sliding engagement withthe spindle member and a rotary support-mg member engaging the edge ofsaid cap While permit-j ting" the revolving yarn to pass. between.itself and the cap stantielly as described.

each revolution, sub 4 '9. Th combination-With a rotary spindle ot a.rotary yarn-engaging cop j loosely, mounted theneon e 'tI'zlVGlSl'iill"and an anti substantially as described. y

it). ln :1 Spll'llllllp; apparatus the combinelionot a rotary spindlemember, arotary copboilding lap mounted upon and surrounding the spindlemember,and eepsupporting means engnging thefipe'riphery oil the esp atone side thereof to disengage t l re spindle member mom a-mining" the'ret i l supporting member lying substantially in yolving yarn to passas described. 1

11. The eombinationof a rotary spindle" nien'iber, a. hollowcop-building yamwome ing, member surrounding said spindle meinbet-ween,substantially her the two members being'slidingly eon lieotetl togetherto rotate in unison, and b means for reciprocating one member axially ofthe other member substantially as "do scribed.

12. The combination of iii-rotary spindle .jmember, a yarn-engagingonclrotatingfiesp loosely-mounted thereon to rotete'therewith, e xoterysupporting member engaging the hill; sgid rotary member being disposedto the ree'rwardlof the spindle n'iember, substontinlly as described. 113. The combination of? a rot member, a yarnrengeg'ing caplooselyvinonnted thereon to rotntetherewith and pportin'g"hetnbr-engiiging tl enap,[po l scribed;

l of the spindle member ndofthe'.

the longitudii'iel plzu e of the spindleflclriving' bend, substantiallyas (lBSCl'lbQCl.

M. The combination of erotary spindle el'ion beering'membercarried bythe tram so ra l in position toengsge and support the open end of therotating cap,

ary vspindle friction so 'memberfa surrounding rotary cap member.

loosely mounted thereon and wholly injeluded within the eone describedby the bal looning yarn-21nd a rotary bearing member mounted outside ofsaid ballooning cone and ei'ignging said ,cap perlpherally,substantielly as described.

'15. The combination of' a; rotary spindle member, a hollowreclproeatory esp drlven b'ywitsengagementtherewitln a rotary been, 7

ing-wheel engaging said cap and'a traverse" railiforming a. support forsaid v bearing wheel,vsnbstauitiellyes descr bed.

l6. T he eombination'of a ljetgiry bearingmember, a" hollow eep mlnnberrloosely inounterlimi said spindlefmember"rnd.ro

tated thereby, said ",eap I having '2 smooth gunnilar' loweredgejand'lmving an insjde 1 depth substantially equal 'tothe length ofthe cone of the yn zircop to-bjextormetl and a- 3 v rotary bee-ring n1ppm-t i orflthelower edge of said cap,substantially its" described.

' 17. A cap for a spinning); irmue eomp-risi ing; at cup-like memberhose 'ziii'ial length issubstan tm lly equal lothe length of the chaseof the eop in i order. to receive v., H within, the whole con cal partor theoop, and. n spmdle-fengaging: portion having means to eliding'lyengage the spindle "by which it is caused to h'e rotated wit-lithespindle and n yarn-engagingport-ion for frietionnlly engaging the yarn"and guiding it to the. spinclle-Ineinbe1', substantially as described;

5e loosely m'ountedin the iipperjendqthere-' o ti nd lmrv'n'g ltSllltGrtOl formed to slidv ing in itseonstr'net'ion, n cup-like hollowrum noel haying;z tsmooth lower edge for 1 .frictzonally engaging theyarn and having "loosely mounted inits-jupper endga concentric couplingnienibeigsaid coupling mem her being provided vi/1th an i interior.splinefor engegingthe grooveof a central spindle I? nlei nberwhilejallowlng it to reciprocate thereomwsubst'aintiallyfzis described-20. The comb nat on of the rotary spindle a reclprooatmg,i'otaryieapsu1"0n-nd1ng so;

mmm d. t fl' tl e up er eap' and 'havil'lg nterloifslidingengagementwith the spindle member, the couphng 'memg.

:ber being fo'rnred :with .e'conical-peripheral p l ptecl toenggrggjy-thesurround ng-1' ion of lth -2I. The oombinationflwith thespindle member a,-.the rotary'eztp'd the interior eouolino"n'ie nberfe?hevin' connection-in .n gly' engege: the, spindle, said up having L asmoothygn a rotary yarn-rotating and mounted on and spindle,

ran ed to normall en a' e and retard the yarn adjacent to the lower edgeof said cap, substantially as described.

24. The combination of the rotating spindle, the rotary reciprocatingyarn-engaging cap and the retarding member provided with a series ofprojections or teeth arranged to engage the yarn between the cap and thespindle, substantially as described.

25. The combination of the rotating spindle member, a yarn-engaging capmounted thereon and rotated thereby, a tension device arranged to engagethe yarn adjacent to the yarn-engaging edge of the cap, a supportingmember for axially supporting the cap and adjusting means whereby therelative elevationof the tension member-and of the cap may be varied inorder to vary the tension of the yarn, substantially as described.

26. The combination of the rotary spindle member, the cap mountedthereon and rotated thereby and having an annular yarnr engaging edge, abearing member foraxially supporting the cap, a yarn-retarding deviceinterlocking connection with the for frictionally engaging the revolvingyarn adjacent to said yarn-engaging edge and means whereby therelationship axially of the spindle between the bearing member and theretarding device may be varied in order to vary thetensionot the yarn.

' 27. The combination oiifthe rotary spindle member, the rotary capmo'unted thereon, a retarding device arr'a'nged'to engage the revolvingyarn, a bearing member arranged to engage and su port the cap, saidbearing member being a justable axially of the spindle in order to varythe relationship between the cap and the retarding device in an axialdirection, substantially as described.

28. In a spinnin device the combination of the spindle mem er, thereciprocating rotary hollow cap and an intermediate coupling memberhaving sliding spindle engagement with the spindle member and havigg p 3which the cap is caused to rotate while allowed to adjust itselfslightly in relation to the spindle in order to assume its naturalrelationship to the spindle under the action of centrifugal force,substantially as described.

29. The combination with the rotary spindle of a reciprocating rotarycap driven thereby, and a rotary bearing member comprising a headprovided. with a beveled face to'engage the edge of the cap, and acentral supporting shaft or pintle, substantially as described. v

In witness whereof, I have subscribed the above specification.

, VICTOR BELANGERP In the presence of G. A. ROCKWELL, GEO. N. GODDARD.

